Elk grazing and vegetation responses following a late season fire in Yellowstone National Park

Plant Ecology

Volumn 130, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 111-119

  Tracy, Benjamin F ^a   McNaughton, Samuel J ^a  

^a SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aboveground production; Burning; Grazing; Lupine; Nutrients

Indexed keywords

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; ELK; FIRE; GRAZING;

USA, WYOMING, YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK;

CERVUS ELAPHUS; FABACEAE; LUPINUS SERICEUS; POACEAE;

EID: 0030616665     PISSN: 13850237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009794226291     Document Type: Article

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